Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 01:10:51 -0500 From: "Christopher R. Maden" <crism@crism.ne.mediaone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adduser - force DES passwords? Message-ID: <199804030610.BAA25127@crism.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:45:59 EST." <199803311650.LAA12068@outland.cyberwar.com>
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[Bill G]
> Is there any way to force the use of DES passwords under
> 2.2.5-STABLE? I installed DES, and DES passwords work, however all
> new accounts created with /usr/sbin/adduser are using md5
> passwords..
A word to the wise: do NOT rely on DES for security. It is not
secure, and I can't really say more than that right now. Just trust
me on this; more information is coming soon.
- -crism
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